A miscellaneous metaphysical essay; or, An hypothesis concerning the formation and generation of spiritual and material beings ...To which is added, some thoughts upon creation in general, upon pre-existence, the cabalistic account of the Mosaic creation, the formation of Adam, and fall of mankind; and upon the nature of Noah's delugeAs also upon the dormant state of the soul, from the creation to our birth, and from our death to the resurrection ... . w^ that the Soul^ from ourDeath to the RefurreBion, is rather in adormant or qiiiefcent State^ than any-waycOrcious^ or capable of re?nembri?2g
A miscellaneous metaphysical essay; or, An hypothesis concerning the formation and generation of spiritual and material beings ...To which is added, some thoughts upon creation in general, upon pre-existence, the cabalistic account of the Mosaic creation, the formation of Adam, and fall of mankind; and upon the nature of Noah's delugeAs also upon the dormant state of the soul, from the creation to our birth, and from our death to the resurrection ... . w^ that the Soul^ from ourDeath to the RefurreBion, is rather in adormant or qiiiefcent State^ than any-waycOrcious^ or capable of re?nembri?2g pajlAttioy:^; and confcquently^ incapable of re-ceiving a Reward or Punlfoment^ until Seii-tence is pafjed at the general Judgment \ butthat Souls are in an invifible State^ iinem-bodied^ and incapable of a7iy Senfations, be-ing in a State of Silence^ R^fl-> or Inadlivity^having no Communication with other Beings. S to the State of the Soul from Deathto the laft Judgment, and Refurrec-tion of the Body at the Refiorationof all Things, there have been feveralOpinions, but principally three : The firft,Thofe that believe, they go immediately intoHeaven or Hell, at Death -, that the Juft orEle<fb enjoy the beatific Vifion at once,and that the Unjuft are fent into Punifhment jfounded upon the Parable of Dives and Laza-rus, and the Thief upon the Crofs. Others are of Opinion, that at Death theBoul quits its earthy Vehicle, and puts on airy. 3i6 APPENDIX. airy or asthereal Vehicle, and fo remains con-fcious, and remembers its paft Actions, andmay frequently appear to Perfons living up-on the Earth ; but that they do not immedi-ately go to Heaven or Hell ; but that the Juftare carried by Angels into a feparate inviiiblePlace, from the Unjuft, to Paradife, or Abra-hams Bofom ; whilft the Unjuft are carried byevil Spirits into a Place of Darknefs, or lefferPuniihment, until the Refurredlion and laftJudgment. The third Opinion is, that of the Pfycho-pannychites^ who believe, th
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